Sentences with phrase «impact sea level rise in the future»

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«We have a moral obligation to our children and future generations to reduce the severe impacts of climate change like rising sea levels, which will disproportionately impact coastal communities in Massachusetts,» said EPA Administrator McCarthy.

«In order to understand coastal impacts under current and future climate and socio - economic conditions, we do not only need robust projections of mean sea level rise but also a profound knowledge of present - day and future extreme sea levels, because these events drive the impacts,» Wahl said.

The impact of these events on historical societal development emphasizes the potential economic and social consequences of a future rise in sea levels due to global climate change, the researchers write in the study recently published in the journal Scientific Reports.

Delaying future sea - level rise by storing water in Antarctica K. Frieler1, M. Mengel1, and A. Levermann Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany

In related news, in the distant future — some say the near future — North America, northern Asia and Europe will see millions of climate refugees from southern lands trekking northward, as you know, and our descendants in 2121 or 2222 might all might be under threat from the devastating impacts of» climate chaos» — from rising sea levels to a scary scarcity of food, fuel and shelteIn related news, in the distant future — some say the near future — North America, northern Asia and Europe will see millions of climate refugees from southern lands trekking northward, as you know, and our descendants in 2121 or 2222 might all might be under threat from the devastating impacts of» climate chaos» — from rising sea levels to a scary scarcity of food, fuel and sheltein the distant future — some say the near future — North America, northern Asia and Europe will see millions of climate refugees from southern lands trekking northward, as you know, and our descendants in 2121 or 2222 might all might be under threat from the devastating impacts of» climate chaos» — from rising sea levels to a scary scarcity of food, fuel and sheltein 2121 or 2222 might all might be under threat from the devastating impacts of» climate chaos» — from rising sea levels to a scary scarcity of food, fuel and shelter.

Policymakers in San Francisco, for example, need to know the estimated sea level rise for the city's bay, not the entire western Pacific Coast, if they want to create an effective plan to protect the city from future climate impacts.

The impact is the melting of the glaciers and the concomitant rising of sea levels that could sink swaths of low land areas in the near future, followed by the desertification of countries vulnerable to destructive climate change reactions.

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But a new study published in the journal Science Advances has concluded that another impact of global climate change might help coral reefs survive increasing sea temperatures: «even a modest sea level rise can substantially reduce temperature extremes within tide - dominated reefs, thereby partially offsetting the local effects of future ocean warming,» the authors of the study write.

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«Dr. Jacob also has world - class expertise in evaluating how rising sea levels will impact our parks as well as existing and future development along the Hudson.»

The impact of the melting of the great ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica is the biggest unknown in projections of future sea - level rise.

Assuming (for the purposes of discussion) a sea level rise of, say, 3 meters at some point in the distant future, which parts of the world would be impacted the most severely?

Leading scientists have issued urgent warnings that future warming must be limited to no more than 1 ° C (1.8 ° F) above year 2000 levels, in order to avoid triggering climate feedbacks leading to even greater warming, and therefore catastrophic impacts such as 20 feet of sea level rise and extinction of a third of the world's species.

[82] Future warming is projected to have a range of impacts, including sea level rise, [83] increased frequencies and severities of some extreme weather events, [83] loss of biodiversity, [84] and regional changes in agricultural productivity.

Ensure that government flood - risk maps show how sea - level rise and other impacts of climate change will make floods more likely in the future